EBSS VCE Biology Course Outline 2014 GTAC Revised

8/10/2019 EBSS VCE Biology Course Outline 2014 GTAC Revised

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EBSS VCE Biology 2014

Term 1

Week Key Concepts Work Program (Biozone) Extension Assessment

nit ! " A#S 1$ %olec&les o' (i'e

1

27 Jan

* synthesis of biomacromolecules

* structure and function of organic compounds

Bioc)emistry o' t)e Cell$#1,2 p*

Water$ +1,2p,

%ono" an- .isacc)ari-es$ #1,2p/

Polysacc)ari-es$ #1p10

Amino Aci-s Con-ensationy-rolysis 3eactions$

+1-3,5,6p12 Proteins$ #1-p14

Packaging %acromolec&les$ #1,2,p1,

&cleic Aci-s$ #1-5p1/

(ipi-s$ #1-6pp15"20

2

3 !eb"$ 1% blog &ideos 'yt(

!

1) !eb

4

17 !eb* role of membranes and organelles in the

pacaging

and transport of biomolecules

Plant an- Animal Cell #rganelles$ #1,2 p22

3e6ie7 o' Cell ltrastr&ct&re$#table pp2!"24

T)e 3ole o' %em8ranes in Cells$ #1-5pp2,"29

"$ 1% blog &ideos 'yt(

* +hemistry of ife est

*

2 !eb

,

3 .ar

* biochemical processes/ en0ymes, factors aecting rates of reactions,

energy reuirements, catabolic and anabolic

reactions

En:ymes$#1-3 p2/ En:yme Action$#1-3 p25

En:yme 3eaction 3ates$#1- p!0

En:yme Co'actors an- ;n)i8itors$#1,6 pp!1"2

%eta8olic Eecting P)otosynt)esis$ #1-p*2


? St&-ent .esign$

he ect of ight

4a&elengths on

hotosynthesis

SAC 1$ %em8rane

.amage

9

1) .ar

* energy transformations/

cellular respiration, " " cycle

/

17 .ar

* energy transformations/

photosynthesis* +ells est

SAC 2$ T)e

Acti6ity o' an

En:yme

5

2 .ar

* coordination and regulation/

homeostasis, stimulus response model,

feedbac

mechanisms 8ithin the cell, signal

transduction,

steroid 9 peptide-based signal molecules,

hormonal systems, apoptosis

.etecting C)anging States$ #1,2 p*9 egati6e

=ee-8ack$#1,2 p*/ ??Positi6e =ee-8ack$#1 p*5??Types o' Signalling$#2,3 p,0

Signals an- Signal Casca-es$#1,2p,1 Apoptosis$

#1-3p,2

Signal Trans-&ction$#1-7pp,!"4

E>ect o' Blocking Signals$ #1-pp,*", Cancer$

#1-3p,9

P)eromones$ #1-3p,/ ormonal 3eg&lation$ #1-

3p,5 #1p90



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3/9

/

; Jun* isease est

SAC *$ .e'ence

Against .isease

5

16 JunDear 1) 9 11 =ams


4/9

nit 4 " A#S 1$ ere-ity

10

23 Jun

Cell 3epro-&ction$

* nature and structure of @", genes,

chromosomes

* binary Cssion, @" replication, mitosis,

cytoinesis

* meiosis

enomes$ #1-p1!2

Prokaryotic C)romosomes$ #1-3p1!! Plasmi-

.A$ #1-3p1!4

E&karyotic C)romosomes$#1,2p1!,

Karyotypes$ #1-6pp1!9"/

.A %olec&les$ #1,2p142 3A %olec&les$ #1,2

p149

.A 3eplication$ #1-6p1*5

En:yme Control o' .A 3eplication$ #1- p1,0

3e6ie7 o' .A 3eplication$ #1-3p1,1

Binary =ission$ #1-5 p1,,

%itosis t)e Cell Cycle$ #1-3p1,9

3eg&lation o' t)e Cell Cycle$ #1,2p1,5

Stem Cells an- Cell .i>erentiation$ #1-p190

%eiosis Crossing #6er$ #1-6p191"2

%itosis 6sF %eiosis$ #1-3p19,

E>ect o' En6ironment on P)enotype$ #1-6p22/

%en-els Peas$ #1-3p2!9 %en-els (a7s o'

;n)eritance$ #1-3p2!/

.escri8ing Alleles$ #1-p2!5

* Enit 3 rial =am 'not

F+"" assessed(


* :uman Aaryotype

=ercisepp1!5"41

* +reating a @" .odel

pp14!"4*

* +ut 9 aste .eiosis

"cti&ity


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kKey Concepts Work Program (Biozone) Extension Assessment

A#S 1$ ere-ity ct-F

1

1 Jul%olec&lar enetics$

* nature of genomes, genes and the genetic

code

* gene e=pression/

transcription, G@" processing, translation

* gene regulation

enetic Co-e$#1-3p145

Transcription$ #1-p1*0 ene Expression in

Prokaryotes$ #1-3p1*1

Transcription in E&karyotes$#1-3p1*2

Post Transcriptional %o-iGcation$#1-3p1*!

Translation$ #1,2p1*4 S&mmary o' Protein

Synt)esis$ #1-3p1**

Cell&lar .i>erentiation$ #1-p214

omeotic enes an- .e6elopment$ #1-3p21,

ene Control in Prokaryotes H(ac operonI$ #1,2

p220

ene Control in E&karyotes$ #1,2p221

.e'ecti6e ene 3eg&lation in Cancer$ #1-3p222

2

21 Jul"$ 1% blog &ideos 'yt(

SAC 1$ T)e T)ings

T)at .i6i-e s "

%itosis an-

%eiosis

Hon t)e =ri-ayI

!

2H Jul

;n)eritance$

* genotype, phenotype

* causes of phenotypic &ariation/ mutations?

recombination? polygenes? en&ironmental

forces

* crosses

%&tations an- .e6elopment$+1-3p21/ene %&tations$ #1-3p225

Sickle Cell Anaemia$ #1-3p2!0

Cystic =i8rosis$#1-7 p2!1

C)romosomal %&tations$ #1p2!2 on"

.isJ&nction$ #1-3p2!4

Ane&ploi-y in &mans$ #1-7pp2!*",

ene"En6ironment ;nteractions$ #1-6 p22/

enetic Crosses$ +all uestionspp240"4/

(inkage 3ecom8ination$ #all uestionspp245"*!

Sex (inkage$ #1-6pp2*9"/

Polygenes$ #1-pp2,0"1

on"&clear ;n)eritance$ #1,2p2*4

4 * pedigreesPe-igrees$ # 2-5p2,! * edigree 8orsheet

* Ienetics test


6/9

"ug

.A tools an- tec)ni&es$

* gel electrophoresis, +G, @" seuencing,

@"

proCling, recombinant plasmids, bacterial

transformations, gene deli&ery systems,

gene

cloning

W)at is enetic %o-iGcation$ #1,2p1/0

%aking 3ecom8inant .A$ #1-6pp1/2"!

el Electrop)oresis$ #1-3p1/4 ;nterpreting els$

#1-3p1/*

TaqPolymerase$ #1,2p1/,

PC3$ #1-6pp1/9"/

.A ProGling$ #1-p150 +1"4 p151

enome ProJects$ #1-p15!

A&tomate- .A Se&encing$ information onpp154"*

&man enome ProJect$ #1,,5 p159

ene Cloning 3e6erse Transcriptase$ #1-3p15/

#1-7p200

Vectors se- in %#s$ #1-7p21/

ene .eli6ery Systems$ #1,2,3b-5p!/2

SAC 2$ Barley

See-s preparation

A#S 2$ C)ange #6er Time

*

11

"ug

C)anging Allele =re&encies in a

Pop&lation$

* genetic drift? natural and artiCcial selection

So&rces o' Variation$ #1-6pp22*",

Biological Concept o' Species$ #1-5p!0/

??%o-ern T)eory o' E6ol&tion$ 8orth the read/p2,,

A-aptations an- =itness$ +12 p2,9 .ar7ins

T)eory$ #1p2,/

ene Pools$ #1-p292 #1,2p2/9

at&ral Selection$#1,2p294 #1-5p29,

.ar7ins =inc)es$#1,2p29/

.isr&pti6e Selection$ #1-3p295 .irectional

Selection$ #1-p2/0

etero:ygo&s A-6antage$#1p2/2

E6ol&tion o' Anti8iotic 3esistance$ #1-3p2/!

;nsectici-e 3esistance$ #1-3p2/4

ArtiGcial Selection$ #1-5pp!90"1 #1-;pp!92"!

#1,2p!94

enetic .ri't$ #1-p2/, #1-3p2/9 #1-3 p2//

Allopatric Speciation$ #1-Hpp!1!"4

??Sympatric Speciation$ #1-3p!1*

Speciation in A&stralia$ #1-6p!1,


* $ome eople ont

ie >road >eans '>2(

* Iene ool e=ercise

p2/!

SAC 2$ Barley

See-s

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E6i-ence 'or E6ol&tion$

* geological time scale, comparati&e

morphology,

molecular homology, biogeography, fossils,

fossil

dating techniues

Patterns o' E6ol&tion$ #1,2ap!1/A-apti6e 3a-iation in 3atites$ #1-Hp!20

A-apti6e 3a-iation in %ammals$ #1-Hpp!21"2

Con6ergent E6ol&tion$ #1-pp!2!"4

Speciation an- .ispersal o' Cameli-ae$ #1-5p!2*

3ate o' E6ol&tionary C)ange$ #1-3p!2,

Extinction$ #1-3p!29


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E6i-ence 'or E6ol&tion

E&karyotic E6ol&tion$ #3p251

omologo&s .A Se&ences .A y8ri-isation$

#1- p252

omologo&s Proteins$ #1-3p254

omologo&s Str&ct&res$ #1,2p25*

E6ol&tion o' orses$ #1,2p25,

#ceanic ;slan- Colonisers$ +1"4 p25/

Continental .ri't$ #1,5-Hpp255"!01

3elati6e .ating an- t)e =ossil 3ecor-$ #1,3-Hpp!0!"4

.ating =ossils$ #1-3p!0*

9

25

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E6ol&tionary 3elations)ips$

* comparing @" seuences, genomics,

phylogeny

* I"+ &isit ', 5, H

$ept(

* Gelationships

>et8een !ossils '4o(

* Iond8ana "cti&ity

p!1*

* &idence for &olution

+ross8ordp!20

SAC !$ at&ral

Selection an-

E6ol&tionary

3elations)ips

/

1 $ep

ominin E6ol&tion$

* primates, hominoids and hominins

* maKor changes fromAustralopithecus toHomo

* cultural e&olution and rise of technologies

Primate ClassiGcation$ #1-3p!!1

Primate C)aracteristics$ #1,2p!!!

&man C)aracteristics$ labelsp!!4

.ating a =ossil Site$ #2-pp!!*",

Analysing Ancient .A$ #1-3pp!!9"/

C)anges in .entition$ #1,2p!!5

ominin E6ol&tion$ +1-b,6-;pp!40"1

T)e C)anging En6ironment$ #1,2p!42

ominin A-apti6e 3a-iations$ #1-3p!44

#rigin o' %o-ern &mans$ #1-5pp!4,"9Ar-i$ #1-p!45

Bipe-alism$ #1p!*0 #1-5p!*1"2

Contro6ersy in &man E6ol&tion$ #1p!*4

T)e .e6elopment o' ;ntelligence$ #1-7pp!**",

C&lt&ral E6ol&tion$ #1-3pp!*9"/

Palaeolit)ic Tool C&lt&res$ +1-6p!,0

Art an- Spirit&ality$ #1-5pp!,!"4

eolit)ic C&lt&re$ #1-p!,9


SAC 4$ .A

%anip&lation

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ues 2 $eptember

2%3) 3%3) pm

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&man ;nter6ention in E6ol&tionaryProcesses$

* application of gene technologies

* selecti&e breeding aecting and limiting

the gene pool

Examples o' ene Tec)nology

Applications o' %#s$ #1p1/1

sing 3ecom8inant Bacteria " C)ymosin$ #1-6p202

;ns&lin Pro-&ction$ #1-5p204

% =oo- Plants$ #1-5p20,

=oo- 'or t)e %asses$ #1-7p20/

ene T)erapy$#1-7pp!95"/1

T)erape&tic Cloning$ #1-3p!/!

Et)ics o' %# Tec)nology$ #1-Hpp205"10

"$ 1L2% blog &ideos

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ech terms/ p22*

* @atural $election L

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SAC 4$ .A

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1%) 3%) pm

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Application o' a

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